Slide 1 : “My mother said, ‘You’ll never amount to anything because you procrastinate.’ I replied, ‘You just wait. . . .’” Judy Tanuta Teaching Technologies–Stop Stutter-Stepping Procrastination
Definition : The avoidance of doing a task which needs to be accomplished. Definition
Slide 3 : What do we know about Procrastination?
What are the facts?
Slide 4 : Men Women
Slide 5 : BIG Costs for Chronic Procrastinators Less Wealth Less Health Less Happiness Indicator of Higher Alcohol Consumption Less Sleep (Insomnia) More Stress
Slide 6 : IF the consequences can be severe, or at the least, cause us a little stress and anxiety, why do we do it?
What draws us away from tasks we want to accomplish?
Slide 7 : Not being able to manage our time wisely no longer appears as a viable excuse.
Dr. Ferrari from DePaul U. states, “Telling someone who procrastinates to buy a weekly planner is like telling someone with chronic depression to just cheer up.”
Slide 8 : F E A R
Slide 9 : The number one way that we procrastinate is due to the ease of accessing technology. It’s now fun to waste time.
We have “. . . TVs in every room, online video, web-surfing, cell phones, video games, iPods and Blackberries. At work, e-mail, the Internet, and games. . . It’s never been harder to be self-disciplined.” (Steele)
Slide 10 : Let’s take a look at some of the obstacles that procrastinators place in their path to sabotage themselves.
Slide 11 : You MUST read/have all the information before acting.
Do it right or not at all.
If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right. Wanting Perfection Perfection Loop Knot
Slide 12 : Fatal inertia The tendency for a body at rest to stay at rest. Can’t seem to get started.
Slide 13 : Not focused Can’t stay on task. Bouncing from one thing to another.
Slide 14 : Overwhelmed. Don’t know where to begin. MAGNITUDE OF TASK Please continue with part 2 of 2
Teaching Technologies—Stop Stutter-Steeping